Strongarm Tactics
Onslaught 173 • rare
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 173
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
Each player discards a card. Then each player who didn't discard a creature card this way loses 4 life.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Strongarm Tactics was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set marked a return to the plane of Otaria, focusing heavily on combat-oriented mechanics and the tribal themes of soldiers and mercenaries. The card was designed to reflect the aggressive, calculated nature of the black-aligned forces within the storyline of the set.
The illustration was created by artist Christopher Moeller, who captured the visceral and intimidating nature of the card's effect. His work is known for its distinct, painterly style that emphasizes the gritty reality of conflict within the game's world. Upon release, the card was viewed primarily as a niche tactical tool for players experimenting with discard-based control decks, serving as a functional piece of the broader Onslaught-era mechanical identity.
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